Seniors' Club

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The monthly meeting of the SJV Senior's Club was held on Wednesday, May 17. The activity was a Bake Raffle!

Bible Camp Volunteer Meeting Wednesday, June 7th, 7:00 pm in the Church Hall. Any adults (teen helpers will meet at another time) interested in helping with Bible Camp this summer, please join us for this important organizational meeting. Camp will take place the week of July 31st – August 4th. Please call Denise at 401-658-4399 with any questions.

Understanding Grief

Carol Bedard (MS, MA, RN ~ Providence College, School of Continuing Education and an SJV parishioner!) provided wonderful insight tonight into...

UNDERSTANDING GRIEF

Carol expressed that grief is a natural and essential part of human life, not something to be avoided or ashamed of. She discussed the 5 stages of grieving and how we can help a loved one who is experiencing a significant change or loss by offering emotional support and providing practical assistance. Understanding grief can help us all face the reality of loss...deal with the feelings that accompany it...and go on to recover and grow! Thank you Carol!

Catholic Belief or Modern Fiction

Was Jesus really married to Mary Magdalene? Did the Catholic Church suppress various secret Gospels that “tell the real truth” about Jesus and the early Church? Did Deception and politics determine which books were included and excluded from the Bible?

These are questions that some readers of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code are asking. And with the worldwide debut of director Ron Howard’s film version of the novel coming in May, many others are certain to be exposed to the sensational claims which call into question fundamental orthodox beliefs about Jesus and the Church.

To help separate the Catholic truth from fiction, the Catholic Communication Campaign (an activity of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops) has produced Jesus Decoded, a new hour-long documentary that presents clear and accurate information about the person of Jesus, his disciples, and the formation of the books included in the official canon of the Bible. www.jesusdecoded.com

Congratulations

God Bless all of the children who received their First Communion at St. John Vianney this past weekend! The weather wasn't the only thing that was beautiful!

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Thanks to Visions Photography visionsphotog.com for supplying these photos to the Blog!

Vacation Bible Camp for Grades 1-6

Don't miss the
F I E S T A!

SJV Vacation Bible Camp

July 31st through August 4th

Sign up after all masses on May 20-21.

The camp is limited to 70 children...so don't miss out on the summer fun! Call Denise Carlucci with any questions -- 401-658-4399

Happy Mother's Day

All mass intentions for the weekend of May 13-14 will be for all mothers of the parish and all living and deceased mothers of our parishioners.

The Crowning of Mary took place at the 10 AM mass!

Catholic Charity Fund Appeal

Your gift to the annual Catholic Charity Fund Appeal makes a real difference in the lives of so many Rhode Islanders! Pledge envelopes are available in each pew. Just place your completed envelope in the collection basket or return to the parish.

Here's a link to more information from the Diocese about the Appeal!

http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/our_diocese/news_and_media/library/?id=1530

Photo: APPEAL LEADERSHIP TEAM - Bishop Thomas J. Tobin is joined by the 2006 Bishop's Partnership in Charity Chairmen Michael Woody and Joanne Speroni-Woody (SJV parishioners!), Appeal Chairmen Kathleen Ryan and Roderick Ryan and Anthony T. Gwiazdowski, director of the diocesan Office of Stewardship & Development. (Visitor photo by Kevin Dolan)

Parents of Teens meet at SJV

OPEN DISCUSSION NIGHT

for Parents of Teens

The SJV Adult Faith Formation Team would like to thank the group of parents who met tonight to discuss ideas for future programs within the parish for both teens and parents!

Some of the hot topics of the evening were:

• Respect (or the lack of) and manners among teens
• Healthy Teen Relationships
• The need for effective parenting techniques
• Safety and Technology (the Internet, IM, cell phones)
• Fostering an active youth ministry

The Adult Faith Formation Team will take the input from tonight's discussion and continue to look for appropriate speakers to come to SJV. Please add your comments concerning possible speakers or topics of interest to this blog posting! Happy Parenting!

Here is a link to ERIC CHESTER's book "Getting them to give a damn" about Generation Y (kids born after 1979) http://www.generationwhy.com/